Germany’s building construction demand down 5.3 percent in January

Wednesday, 24 March 2010 13:41:01 (GMT+2)

According to a report released by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the total price-adjusted value of orders received by building construction and civil and underground engineering enterprises in Germany decreased 6.6 percent in January this year compared to the same month of the previous year. In building construction demand decreased 5.3 percent, while in civil and underground engineering it decreased eight percent.

The number of employees in German building construction and civil and underground engineering enterprises amounted to 673,000 at the end of January, marking an increase of 2,000 or 0.3 percent compared with January 2009.

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